July 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



65 



Canada (Contd.): 



to lobsters on the grounds through the use of 

 powerful draggers with heavy rakes or drags. 



The Fisheries Minister said the decision 

 to continue under previous regulations in the 

 area was made only after careful and thorough 

 investigations of the situation in District 7B. 

 When the original complaints were received. 

 Departmental officers began observations 

 which included trips aboard scallop draggers 

 to see the effect of the operation upon lobsters. 

 There was no evidence to indicate that lob- 

 sters were being taken in scallop drags. The 

 Fisheries Minister also pointed out that no 

 scallop draggers have actually fished the area 

 during the lobster-fishing season. 



The Canadian Department of Fisheries will 

 continue to keep the scallop and lobster fish- 

 eries of District 7B under close observation 

 so that any adverse changes in the established 

 pattern may quickly be spotted. (Canadian De- 

 partment of Fisheries, Ottawa, April 21, 1966.) 



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MARINE OIL AND MEAL PRODUCTION, 

 USE, AND FOREIGN TRADE, 1964-1965: 



Marine Oil: Canada's marine oil produc- 

 tion of 58.8 million pounds in 1965 was about 

 the same as in the previous year. A drop in 

 herring oil output on the West Coast was a- 

 bout offset by higher production of herring oil 

 on the East Coast. 



Table 1 - Canadian Production of Marine Oil andMeal, 



1964-1965 





1965 



1964 



MARINE OIL: 



. . (1,000 



1,977.6 

 4,566.6 

 7,142.3 

 2,336.9 

 1,015.7 



^ounds) . . 



1,437.8 

 5,817.9 

 4,729.8 

 1,272.4 

 605.5 



Atlantic Coast: 



Groundfish: body oil 



liver oil -. . 



Seal 



Other 



Total Atlantic Coast oU 



17,039.1 



13,863.4 



British Columbia: 

 Herring 



41,774.3 



44,544.5 



Grand Total marine oil production 



58,813.4 



58,407.9 



FISH MEAL: 



85,588.0 



25,566.0 



1,860.0 



50,684.0 



12,494.0 



1,872.0 



Atlantic Coast: 





Other 



Total Atlantic Coast meal .... 



113!oi4.0 



65,050.0 



British Columbia: 

 Herring 



80.258.0 



88,080.0 



Grand Total meal production. . . 



193,272.0 



153,130.0 



Note: Marine -oil production data conv 

 factor 9.25 pounds equal 1 imperial c 



erted to pounc 

 allon . 



Is by use of 



Exports of marine oil in 1965 were down 

 from the high levels of 1964 due to the loss 

 of herring oil markets in the United Kingdom. 

 Shipments to the United States were also down. 



Table 2 - Canadian Foreign Trade in Marine Oil, 1964-1965 j 





1965 



1964 1 



iXPORTS: 



. . (1,000 Pounds) . . 



5,112.0 6,965.0 



6,767.2 19,459.0 



24.6 



811.2 3,807.4 



Cod-liver oil (all countries) 



Herring Oil: 





United States 



Total herring oil exports 



7,578.4 



23,291.0 



Whale Oil: 

 United Kingdom •••••••••• 



2,083.1 

 2,151.5 



291.7 



1,344.0 

 739.0 



672.6 

 404.9 



Italy 





United States 



Total whale oil exports 



4,526.3 



3, 160.5 



Other Marine Oils: 



256.9 

 1,490.9 



.1 



728.8 



21.4 

 33.9 



2.8 



1,216.9 



West Germany 



Netiierlands ••■•••■••••• 







United States 



Total other marine oil exports . . 



2,476.7 



1,275.0 



Grand total marine oil exports . . 



19.693.4 



34,691.5 



IMPORTS: 



172.6 



14.5 



73.7 



971.8 

 78.2 



Fish-Liver Oil: 

 United Kingdom 







United States 



Total fish-liver oil imports. . . . 



260.8 



1,050.0 



Other Fish and Marine -Animal OU: 



143.9 



5,512.5 



235.8 



603.5 



1,415.6 



119.9 

 242.1 

 618.4 







Chile 



United States 



Total other fish & marine animal 

 oil imports 



7.911.3 



980.4 



Grand total marine oil imports . . 



8,172.1 



2,030.4 



Canadian imports of marine oils increased in 

 1965 due to larger purchases from Iceland. 



In 1965, Canadian use of marine oil in mar- 

 garine and shortening production totaled 44.7 

 million pounds as compared with 43.2 million 

 pounds in 1964. 



Table 3 - Canadian Foreign Trade in Fish Meal, 1964-1965 | 



Item 



1965 



1964 



EXPORTS: 



. . (1,000 



4,982 

 95. 242 



Pounds) . . 



4,263 

 96,732 



Herring Meal: 



United States 



Total herring meal exports .... 



80,224 



100,995 



Other Fish Meal: 



27, 121 



233 



50 



440 



34 



9,783 



18,598 

 500 



203 

 32 



487 

 4,163 









Leeward & Windward Islands 



Cuba 



United States 



Total other fish meal exports . . . 



37.661 



23,983 



Grand Total fish meal exports . . . 



117,885 



124,978 



IMPORTS: 



143 



9,599 

 180 



Fish Meal: 



Republic of South Africa 



United States 



Total fish meal imports .••... 



143 



9,779 



